That was the reasoning about Us, which We gave to Abraham (to use) against his people: We raise whom We will, degree after degree: for thy Lord is full of wisdom and knowledge.

And they say that such and such cattle and crops are taboo, and none should eat of them except those whom - so they say - We wish; further, there are cattle forbidden to yoke or burden, and cattle on which, (at slaughter), the name of Allah is not pronounced; - inventions against Allah's name: soon will He requite them for their inventions.

To those who inherit the earth in succession to its (previous) possessors, is it not a guiding, (lesson) that, if We so willed, We could punish them (too) for their sins, and seal up their hearts so that they could not hear?

When Our Signs are rehearsed to them, they say: "We have heard this (before): if we wished, we could say (words) like these: these are nothing but tales of the ancients."

They said: "O Shu'aib! Does thy (religion of) prayer command thee that we leave off the worship which our fathers practised, or that we leave off doing what we like with our property? truly, thou art the one that forbeareth with faults and is right-minded!"

Thus did We give established power to Joseph in the land, to take possession therein as, when, or where he pleased. We bestow of our Mercy on whom We please, and We suffer not, to be lost, the reward of those who do good.

So he began (the search) with their baggage, before (he came to) the baggage of his brother: at length he brought it out of his brother's baggage. Thus did We plan for Joseph. He could not take his brother by the law of the king except that Allah willed it (so). We raise to degrees (of wisdom) whom We please: but over all endued with knowledge is one, the All-Knowing.

(Respite will be granted) until, when the messengers give up hope (of their people) and (come to) think that they were treated as liars, there reaches them Our help, and those whom We will are delivered into safety. But never will be warded off our punishment from those who are in sin.

If any do wish for the transitory things (of this life), We readily grant them - such things as We will, to such person as We will: in the end have We provided Hell for them: they will burn therein, disgraced and rejected.

In the end We fulfilled to them Our Promise, and We saved them and those whom We pleased, but We destroyed those who transgressed beyond bounds.

O mankind! if ye have a doubt about the Resurrection, (consider) that We created you out of dust, then out of sperm, then out of a leech-like clot, then out of a morsel of flesh, partly formed and partly unformed, in order that We may manifest (our power) to you; and We cause whom We will to rest in the wombs for an appointed term, then do We bring you out as babes, then (foster you) that ye may reach your age of full strength; and some of you are called to die, and some are sent back to the feeblest old age, so that they know nothing after having known (much), and (further), thou seest the earth barren and lifeless, but when We pour down rain on it, it is stirred (to life), it swells, and it puts forth every kind of beautiful growth (in pairs).

If it had been our Will, We could surely have blotted out their eyes; then should they have run about groping for the Path, but how could they have seen?

And if it had been Our Will, We could have transformed them (to remain) in their places; then should they have been unable to move about, nor could they have returned (after error).

They will say: "Praise be to Allah, Who has truly fulfilled His Promise to us, and has given us (this) land in heritage: We can dwell in the Garden as we will: how excellent a reward for those who work (righteousness)!"

And thus have We, by Our Command, sent inspiration to thee: thou knewest not (before) what was Revelation, and what was Faith; but We have made the (Qur'an) a Light, wherewith We guide such of Our servants as We will; and verily thou dost guide (men) to the Straight Way,-

And if it were Our Will, We could make angels from amongst you, succeeding each other on the earth.

Had We so wiled, We could have shown them up to thee, and thou shouldst have known them by their marks: but surely thou wilt know them by the tone of their speech! And Allah knows all that ye do.

Were it Our Will, We could crumble it to dry powder, and ye would be left in wonderment,

Were it Our Will, We could make it salt (and unpalatable): then why do ye not give thanks?

这是我的证据，我把它赏赐易卜拉欣，以便他驳斥他的宗族，我将我所意欲的人提升若干级。你的主，确是至睿的，确是全知的。

他们妄言：”这些是禁牲和禁谷，只有我们所意欲的人才可以吃；这些牲畜，是不准人骑的；这些牲畜，是不诵真主之名而宰的。”他们假借真主的名义而造谣，他要为他们造谣而报酬他们。

继先民之后而为大地的主人公的人们，假若我意欲，我必因他们的罪恶而惩治他们；并且封闭他们的心，故他们不听劝谏。难道他们不明白这个道理吗？

当别人对他们宣读我的迹象的时候，他们说：“我们确已听见过了，假若我们意欲，我们必说出与此相似的文词来；这只是古人的（神话）。”

他们说：“舒阿卜啊！难道你的祈祷命令你让我们放弃我们祖先所崇拜的（偶像）并命令你教我们不要自由地支配我们的财产吗？你确是宽仁的，确是精神健全的！”

我这样使优素福在国内获得权力，在他所要的地方占优势，我把我的慈恩降给我所意欲者，我不会让行善者徒劳无酬。

优素福在检查他弟弟的粮袋之前，先检查了他们的粮袋。随后，在他弟弟的粮袋里查出了那只酒杯。我这样为优素福定计。按照国王的法律，他不得把他弟弟当作奴仆，但真主意欲他那样做。我把我所意欲者提升若干级，每个有知识的人上面，都有一个全知者。

直到众使者绝望，而且猜想自己被欺骗的时候，我的援助才来临他们，而我拯救了我所意欲的人。我所加于犯罪的人们的惩罚是不可抗拒的。

凡欲获得现世生活者，我将在现世以我所意欲的报答他们中我所意欲者。然后，我将以火狱惩治他们，他们将受责备，遭弃绝地进入火狱。

嗣后，我对他们实践诺约，故拯救他们和我所意欲者，而毁灭了过分者。

众人啊！如果你们对于复活的事还在怀疑之中，那末，我确已创造了你们，先用泥土，继用一小滴精液，继用一块凝血，继用完整的和不完整的肉团，以便我对你们阐明（道理）。我使我所意欲的（胎儿）在子宫里安居一个定期，然后，我使你们出生为婴儿，然后（我让你们活着），以便你们达到成年。你们中有夭折的；有复返于最劣的年纪的，以便他在有知识之后，什么也不知道。你看大地是不毛的，当我使雨水降于大地的时候，它就活动和膨胀，而且生出各种美丽的植物。

假若我意欲，我必毁灭他们的眼睛，然后他们忙着走路，但他们怎能看见呢？

假若我意欲，我必使他们在自己的家中变形，然后他们既不能前进，又不能后退；

他们说：“一切赞颂，全归真主！他对我们实践了他的约言，他使我们继承乐土，我们在乐园中随意居住。工作者的报酬真优美！”

我这样启示你从我的命令中发出的精神。你本来不知道天经是什么，正信是什么；但我以天经为光明，而借此光明引导我所欲引导的仆人。你确是指示正路者。

假若我意欲，我必舍你们而创造许多天神，在大地上继承你们。

假若我意欲，我必定使你知道他们，你必定借他们的仪表而认识他们，你必定从他们口气而认识他们。真主知道你们的善功。

假若我意欲，我必使它凋零，而你们变成诧异者，

假若我意欲，我必使它变成苦的，你们怎么不感谢呢？